Firearm.



I. WEISNEK. PIREARM.

APPLIOATION FILED-JUNE 29, 190s.

No MODEL,

NiTED STATES Patented October 18, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.,

FIREARM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application filed .Tune 29, 1903.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, IGNATZ VVErsNEK, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Federal, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Firearms, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new, and useful improvements in firearms, and more particularly to rifles and the like, and has for its primary object to provide a ring mechanism which may be easily and quickly operated, the setting or cooking of the firingpin being accomplished simultaneously with the loading of the gun.

Another object of my invention is the provision of novel means whereby the shell may be ejected from the receiver after it has been fired simultaneously with setting the firing- A still further object of my invention is to provide a novel firing and ejecting mechanism which may be applied to any style of breechloading rifle and one wherein the several parts will be simple, strong, and durable, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, and not liable to derangement in use.

Briefly described, my invention comprises certain novel devices, including a frame which may be secured to the stock of any breechloading rifle, said frame being formed with a receiver containing a longitudinally-reciprocating bolt constituting a breech-closure, a firing-pin arranged in the bolt, and a spring firing-plunger, and being provided with trigger mechanism, ejecting mechanism, devices for locking the breech-block in closed position, and means for guiding and regulating the movement of the breech-closure.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and wherein like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a gun, showing the frame and part of the Patent No, 772,764, dated October 18, 1904.

Serial No. 163,599. (N0 mdel.)

parts. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal sectional view of the frame. Fig. 4 is a side elevation and end view of the breech-closure; and Fig. 5 is tridge in dotted lines.

To put my invention into practice, I pro- 2 of the rifle, the stock being cut away, as indicated at 3, to receive the frame, this frame comprising an oblong receiver 4, which may be formed separate rifle or integral with the same, as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. The rear end Of the frame 1 is screw-threaded, as -indicated at 6, y to receive the plug 7, having ashank 8 formed integral therewith, the rear end of which has an aperture 9 formed therein, whereby the same may be secured to the stock 2 by means of a screw 10. The plug 7 has an aperture 1l formed centrally thereof, whereby the fir- The frame 1 is cut away upon its upper face, as indicated at 12, forming a slot in which an operating-handle 14 may move when the firing mechanism is to be cocked and the shell ejected from the receiver. The frame is also cut away upon its sides, as indicated by reference-numeral 15, and communicating with said cut-away portion and the slot 12 is the transverse slot 16, the object of which will be hereinafter more fully described. The frame 1 is also cut away upon its lower face to form 18, which is adapted to hold a firing-plunger has been forced rearwardly by the closure 19. The sear 18 is connected to the crank 20, which is pivoted in the enlarged portion 21, formed integral with the frame 1, and connecting with said crank hy means of a link 22 is the trigger 23, which is pivoted to the plug 7, as indicated at 24. v

Reference-numeral 25 indicates a spring which is adapted to normally hold sear 18 in a raised position and hold the trigger 23 in a retracted position, said spring being secured l in the enlarged portion stock. Fig. 2 is a top plan view ofthe same a side elevation of the end, showing a car-l vide a frame 1, which is secured in the stock an aperture 17, through which passes a sear f 21 by means of the 6o from the barrel of the ing-plunger stem 12' will be permitted to pass through the plug and operate in the same. f

47 inl a set or cocked position when the same screw 26, which also serves to hold a spring 27 within the enlarged portion, said spring' extending forwardly and carrying an upwardly projecting pin 28, which passes through an aperture 29, formed in the under face of the frame, and engages the body portion 30 of the operating-handle 14.

The breech-closure 19 has formed on one end the reduced extension 31, and through this reduced extension and the body portion of the breech-closure is formed the aperture 32, which extends to the forward end 33 of the breech-closure, at which point is formed a partition 34, having an aperture 35 formed therein, through which is adapted to pass the reduced end 36 of the firing-pin 37, the rear end of which projects through the reduced extension 31, as indicated at 38. Secured on the extension 31 adjacent to the shoulder 39 of the breech-closure 19 is the body portion 30 of the operating-handle 14, said body portion having a recess 40 formed in its periphery, which is engaged by the pin29, carried by spring 27, when the operating-handle is in one position, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. The extension 31 is exteriorly screw-threaded to receive the nut 41, said nut having apertures 42 formed in its rear face, whereby it may be secured upon the eXtension 31 by a Spanner-wrench adapted to pass through the frame and rotate the nut upon the screw-threads. Secured to this nut by means of a screw 43 is the guide-plate 44, having a slot 45 formed therein, and projecting through said slot is the screw 46, which is secured in the frame 1,whereby when the breechclosure is moved rearwardly to eject the shell and cock the firing-plunger 47 the same will be guided in its movement, said movement being limited by the slot 45, which is made of the desired length.

The reference-numeral 47 indicates the iiring-plunger. which is secured to the plungerstem12, and intermediate of said firing-plunger and the plug 7 is placed the spring 48, which may be a spiral band-spring or any desired construction of spring which will have a suflicient tension to drive the firing-plunger forward with sufficient force to cause the firing-pin to explode the cartridge when the same is released by the trigger operating the sear 18.

The ejector mechanism, as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings, consists of a lug 49, having a beveled edge 50, said lug being located on the forward end of the breechblock 19 and preferably near the periphery of the breech-block, and diametrically opposite said lug and secured in the side of the breech-closure I provide an extractor comprising a spring 51, which is secured to lsaid breech-closure by a screw 52 and a hook 53, as indicated in Fig. 5 of the drawings. ln this view I have illustrated a shell or eartridge in dotted lines, showing thesame in partially-ejected position.

The operation of my improved gun is as follows: We will assume that the gun has been iired and the cartridge is to be ejected, and to accomplish this operation the operating-handle 14 is thrown upwardly until the shank portion 54 is in alinement with the slot 12, when the same is drawn rearwardly, the rear movement being limited by the guideplate 44 and the slot 45, formed therein. When the breech-closure 19 is drawn rearwardly, the shell 55 is extracted from the barrel of the gun until the front end of the shell has reached the cut-away portion 15 of the receiver, when this end will be thrown outwardly by the extractor 53 depressing the one side of the shell or cartridge and the beveled edge of the lug 49 aiding the same in its movement until the shell has been entirely thrown from the receiver. As the operating-handle14is thrown upwardly to draw the breech-closure rearwardly the pin 29 is disengaged from the recess 40, formed in the body portion 30 of the operatinghandle, whereby the same may be readily carried rearwardly, and as this movement is accomplished the plunger-head 47is simultaneously moved rearwardly until same has assumed the position as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, whereby the sear 18, which has been actuated upwardly by the spring 25, engages the plunger and holds the spring 48 in a compressed condition, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. Before the breech-closure 19 is again forced forward another shell or cartridge is placed in the receiver and carried forward into the barrel of the gun, the Bange 56 of the shell 55 having been engaged by the hooked end of the extractor, the opposite edge being engaged by the lug 50, the ejector being forced rearwardly on account of the shell engaging the sides of the barrel and being held in this position until the breech-closure is drawn rearwardly and the shell reaches the cutaway portion 15, whereby it may be ejected. After the cartridge has been placed in the receiver the breech-closure is moved forward, leaving the firing-plunger cocked, and when the breech-closure has reached the limit of its forward movement the operating-handle is turned down to the position shown in Fig. 1, its shank then entering the slot 16 and locking the breech-closure and the pin 28 engaging an indentation in the body portion 30 of the handle and preventing the latter from turning accidentally. This operation places the gun in condition to be fired, and when the trigger 23 is drawn rearwardly the Sear 18 is disengaged from the firing-plunger 47 and the expansion of the spring 48 carries the same forwardly, striking the firing-pin 37, whereby the cap of the shell is fired by the reduced end 36 of the firing-pin 37 IOO While I have herein shown and described a practical embodiment of my invention, itwill be obvious that various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is#

1. In firearms, a frame having a block secured in one end, a breech-closure mounted in said frame, a tiring-pin carried by the breechclosure, a firing plunger mounted in said frame, means carried by said frame to operate the firing-plunger, means carried by said frame to lock the liring-plunger in a cocked position, means carried by the frame to limit the movement of the breech-closure, means for locking the breech-closure in a closed position, and ejecting mechanism carried by the breech-closure, substantially as described.

2. In firearms, a frame having a plug secured in one end, and a receiver, a breech-closure mounted in said receiver, a firing-pin carried by the breech-closure, a firing-plunger mounted in said frame, an operating-handle carried by the breech-closure, means carried by the frame for locking the breech-closure and the operating-handle in a closed position, ejecting mechanism carried by the breech-closure, means carried by the frame to lock the iiring-plunger in a cocked position, and means carried by the frame to limit the movement of the operating handle, and breech-closure, substantially as described.

3. In firearms a frame having a plug secured in one end, a breech-closure mounted in a receiver forming part of said frame, a liring-pin carried by the breech-closure, a iiring-plunger mounted in said frame, means carried by said frame to operate the firing-plunger, means to lock the firing-plunger in a cocked position, an operating-handle on the breech-closure, means carried by the Jframe to lock the operating-handle and breech-closure in a closed position, said receiver being cut away on its upper face and side to receive the shank of the operating-handle, a slotted guide-plate attached to the breech-closure, a guide-screw mounted adjacent to thecut-away portion, and an ejecting mechanism carried by the breechclosure, substantially as described.

4. In irearms a frame having a plug secured in one end, a breech-closure mounted in a recciver formed in said frame, a firing-pin carried by the breech-closure, a iiring-plunger mounted in said frame, and a spring mounted between said firing-plunger and the said plug, means to lock the firing-plunger in a cocked position, an operating handle revolubly mounted upon the breech-closure, means for securing said operating-handle to the breechclosure, said receiver having its upper face and side cut away to receive `the shank of the operating-handle, a guide-plate mounted adjacent to the upper cut-away portion, and an ejecting mechanism carried by the breechclosure, substantially as described.

5. In iirearms a frame having a plug secured to one end, a receiver, a breech-closure mount.- ed in said receiver, a firing-pin carried by said breech-closure, a firing-plunger mounted in said frame, a spring mounted between the plunger and the said plug, means to lock the firing-plunger in a cocked position, an operating-handle mounted upon the breechclosure, means for securing said operating-handle upon said breech-closure, a spring-actuated lug adapted to engage a recess in said operating-handle and lock the same in a closed position, said frame having its upper face and side cut away to receive the shank oi' the operating-handle, a guide-plate mounted adjacent to the upper cut-away portion, and an ejecting mechanism carried by the breech-closure, substantially as described.

6. In a irearm, the combination with a frame having a plug in one end and a receiver, of a breech-closure arranged-in said receiver, an operating-handle revolubly secured upon the breech-closure and formed with a recess, a firing-pin arranged in said breech-closure, a spring-actuated lug adapted to enter said recess, a iiring-plunger mounted upon a pin passing through said plug, a spring interposed between said plunger and plug, a sear pivotally mounted in said frame, a trigger also pivotally mounted in the frame, and a link connecting said sear and trigger, substantially as described.

7 In a iirearm, the combination with areceiver, of a breech-closure arranged therein, a revoluble operating-handle mounted on said breech-closure, a nut on saidbreech-closure adapted to hold said operating-handle in position, a firing-pin passing centrally through said closure and a spring-actuated lug adapted to enter a recess in said operating-handle when the breech-closure is in iiring position, substantially as described.` i

In testimony whereoiI I aiiiX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES MCKAY, JOHN F. SCHULZE.

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